Cantillon Cuvée des Champions

Brewed by Cantillon
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Brussels, Belgium

From a 750mL Bottle. Pours a transparent color of honey, topped with a thin head of wispy off-white. Moderately acidic nose, bringing out notes of mild vinegar, white grape skins, peach fruits, and hints of grapefruit. Beneath the fruit and brighter acid lies some funky oak dryness, peppery spice, and mild aged cheese. Light bodied, lightly carbonated mouthfeel with a bold acidity. Plenty sour, along with some more cheesy funk and peppery spice. A bright, fruity acidity dominates the flavor before leaving behind an exceptionally long, dry finish. Good, but not nearly as complex or deep as some of the other Cantillon goodies.

On-tap at Churchill’s. $6.50/8oz. Geezus. Pours cloudy orange/yellow with a thin, crisp white headhead, bits of lace. Smell is subdued, slightly funky and touich sour. Tastes like fruit and flowers and then barnyard funkiness. Sour throughout, the funk mellows on the finish and fades to plain ole sournicity. Medium body, vibrant carbonation.

On tap at Churchills. Smells great. Funky peach sour. cloudy yellow amber color. Slightly sour. Very dry. Better with cheese, which I don’t have right now. Very good.

courtesy form mgumby10: pours a great golden colour very small white head. aroam is a great cantillion sour funk, fantastic fresh fruit, apple adn white grape. awesome. flavour is a great acidic sour perfect cantillion flavour. very citrrus grapefruit very good bitter tart finish

Courtesy mgumby10. Darkish straw color, thin white head. Tart aroma, but not crazy sour, classic Cantillon funk, herbs, slight sweet even. Smooth, even taste - mild tartness spread throughout the palate, nice and dusty and citric. Velvety and elegant.

Bottle, Merritt Island Throwdown. Thanks to Gumby. Hazed orange color with small white foamy head. Leather, citrus rind, fresh citrusy twang. Perfect soft palate, makes me want to drink more. Gentle sweet grain nectar in background. Mature, refined, sophisticated, dry and delicious. Creamy smooth citrus zest. Excellent gorgeous smooth balanced gueze could drink it every day if I could.

Gumby, you are a baller. This rarity poured a very hazy, light orange, perhaps apricot color. The aroma is amazing, grapefruits, lemons, summer stone fruits, meadow flowers, and yes, that Cantillon funk. The flavor is more than I expected, bringing me back to my childhood, beckoning a memory of grapefruit gummy candies. An amazing balance seems to be found between the sweet and tart, the earthy and the funky. Absolutely world class.

Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small white head. Alot of typical Cantillon sour funk and sweetened fruits show up in the nose. Not overbearing sourness though. The flavor had some typical cheek puckering sour tartness to it, along with some sweet fruits, grapes, and Chardonnay. Lemons seem to be always noticeable here as well. I got a touch of the hops in this beer, but it was certainly overpowered by the funk and sour that embodies this brewery. Another great offering.